David Lyon <david.l...@preisshare.net> writes: > On Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:40:56 +1100, Mark Hammond <skippy.hamm...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > I think it is fine. If you are really looking for properties > > specific to the operating system (eg, the location of the start > > menu, desktop, appdata folders etc) > > But under windows, an application developer might (as in probably > would) like to install an application in \Program Files\someapp rather > than hidden in the bowels of the python interpretor. > > They might like their data in "Application Data", which is where > support people get trained to look for application data. Not down in > \pythonX.Y\ ...
Similarly, GNU operating system distributions usually have documentation separate from programs, separate from configuration files, separate from static data, separate from mutable data. > > I don't think they belong in this PEP; they are a property of the OS > > install/version, not of the specific Python install/version. I think the “sysconfig” specification should allow for *extension*, without needing a modified specification each time a new distinct location is requested. That is, those developers and packagers who don't need a gamut of system locations can stick to a minimal set, while those who need many can use them, and those who need many can extend the set compatibly. -- \ “If you make people think they're thinking, they'll love you; | `\ but if you really make them think, they'll hate you.” —Donald | _o__) Robert Perry Marquis | Ben Finney _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
